William & Mary Tribe vs VCU Rams Prediction, 12/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: William & Mary Tribe vs VCU Rams

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

Siegel Center is the location where the VCU Rams (9-3) will take on the William & Mary Tribe (5-6) on Sunday.

The William & Mary Tribe faced off with Richmond and walked away with a win by a score of 93-87 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Tribe left the arena with 20 while Richmond accounted for 22 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Richmond shot 83.3% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 24 attempts. Moreover, Richmond pulled down 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Richmond dished out 12 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, William & Mary allowed 53.7% from the field on 29 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 30 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Tribe knocked down 18 of 24 shots for a rate of 75.0%. William & Mary ended the game with a 51.7% FG percentage (31 of 60) and knocked down 13 of 31 3-point shots.

Matteus Case is a player who had an impact in this contest. He finished the contest at 71.4% from the field and also totaled 6 dimes. He was on the court for 29 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up with 15 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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William & Mary heads into this one with a win-loss record of 5-6 this year. They are averaging 84.5 points per outing (34th in the country) while shooting 46.7% from the field. The Tribe are connecting on 34.9% on shots from downtown (126 of 361) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, William & Mary is grabbing 37.7 boards per game and is sitting with 194 assists on the campaign, which is 46th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Tribe are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 133rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 138 surrendered so far this season. The Tribe defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.3% (294 of 664) and they surrender 34.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 32.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 300th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (76.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the VCU Rams walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-71 when they faced New Mexico. Concerning rebounds, VCU permitted New Mexico to collect 41 in total (13 on the offensive side). They shot 27.3% from 3-point land by shooting 3 of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 30 at the charity stripe (70.0%). The Rams allowed New Mexico to knock down 27 out of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.2% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Rams ended up going 24 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 42.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, VCU converted 10 of 31 tries (32.3%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 54.2%. New Mexico committed 19 fouls in this game which took the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Rams recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in the matchup.

Max Shulga was important for the Rams in this game. He buried 6 out of 11 for this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 1 rebound. He racked up 20 points in his 35 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

VCU has a win-loss record of 9-3 this year. The Rams have committed 18.7 fouls per game while shooting 69.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.2 times per contest (121st in college) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. VCU has accounted for 919 pts on the season (76.6 per game) and they average 37.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Rams are connecting on 44.3% from the floor, which ranks them 221st in college.

The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 14th in the country in PPG given up with 60.6. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 37.9% from the floor (12th in college). The VCU defense concedes 28.1% on three-point shots (56 of 199) and their opponents are knocking down 69.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 9.0 dimes and 35.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 7th and 216th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take VCU

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